In Current Biology...

graphical abstract

"Cocaine pollution alters the movement and space use of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) in a large natural lake" spkl.io/63322A4ylw

@michaelgbertram.bsky.social, @jack-brand.bsky.social & colleagues
@currentbiology.bsky.social

Super happy to see our new paper out in
@currentbiology.bsky.social
today! We found that cocaine pollution affects salmon movement and space use in the wild!

Big congrats to the team for this huge effort!
@michaelgbertram.bsky.social

Find the paper here: tinyurl.com/cocaine-fish

Neuroactive Pollution Disrupts Cognition in Fish by Causing Sex-Specific Effects on Spatial Learning Cognition underpins how animals perceive, navigate, and respond to their environment, yet these fundamental processes are increasingly threatened by environmental pollutants. Neuroactive pharmaceutica...

Can fish think clearly in polluted waters? Common antidepressant found in waterways impairs learning in fish… but only in males!
Go check it out at: doi.org/10.1021/acs....
🐟 🧠 💊
Huge thanks to the epic team💙 @Elly Moore @bbmwong.bsky.social @michaelgbertram.bsky.social @jake-m-martin.bsky.social

🔍 I am looking for a 5-mo research technician to join my lab at CEAB-CSIC!

The position will work on the DRYFISH project and combines fieldwork in drying Mediterranean streams with laboratory experiments with fish

📄 Details here: tinyurl.com/4ckf357j
📅 Deadline: 17 Feb 26

Just published in Peer Community Journal: A perspective on Global North–South inequalities in science and how language and funding barriers shape who gets to participate in global knowledge production. 🌍📚
👉 peercommunityjournal.org/articles/10....

New paper out today, 'Global North-South science inequalities due to language and funding barriers'

We highlight how language and funding barriers can compound inequity and offer practical recommendations to bridge these gaps.

Read the Open Access paper here! 👉 tinyurl.com/654ztk3w

Why don't we use behavioural ecotoxicological studies in environmental management? Michael Bertram & colleagues assess whether behavioral measures are relevant at the population level. They conclude that, yes, they are and they are underutilised. doi.org/10.1021/acs....
@bbmwong.bsky.social

Some exciting news to start off 2026. I'm delighted to welcome @pattyvillarrubia.bsky.social to our group! 🥳

Patty is a rising star working at the intersection of plastic pollution, Earth system governance, and finding solutions to social–ecological challenges 🌟

... @jake-m-martin.bsky.social, @mrmic1.bsky.social, @mmoiron.bsky.social, Eleanor Moore, Holly Puglis, Andy Sih, Jeffery Steevens, @elisjthore.bsky.social, @bbmwong.bsky.social, Lauren Zink & Tomas Brodin

A big thanks to the fantastic team that made this work possible! @marleneagerstrand.bsky.social, Sigal Balshine, @jack-brand.bsky.social, @bryanwbrooks.bsky.social, ZhiChao Dang, @dralexford.bsky.social, Henner Hollert, Matthew LeFauve, @jackmanera.bsky.social, ...

Happy to share our latest paper out now in ES&T, 'Are Behavioral Ecotoxicity Endpoints Relevant at the Population Level? Evidence-Based Insights for Environmental Protection' 🧪🐟

👉 Read the full Open Access paper here: pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10....

Are Behavioral Ecotoxicity Endpoints Relevant at the Population Level? Evidence-Based Insights for Environmental Protection A substantial body of evidence exists demonstrating that exposure to environmental contaminants can alter animal behavior. Moreover, methodological and technological advancements, as well as increasin...

New paper led by @michaelgbertram.bsky.social!

Environmental pollutants can alter animal behaviour, but behaviour is rarely used in risk assessments. We outline how behaviour is key for population outcomes, and why it should be taken seriously in chemical regulation.

Link: tinyurl.com/behav-ecotox

Time to publish responsibly: DAFNEE, a database of academia-friendly journals in ecology and evolutionary biology Abstract. The current economics of scientific publishing reveal a profound imbalance: academia pays prices far exceeding the actual costs of publication. R

Academia friendly peer-reviewed journals in EEB: academic.oup.com/jeb/advance-...

Congrats to @katefergusson.bsky.social (cosupervised with Jake Martin and @michaelgbertram.bsky.social who submitted her PhD thesis this week 🥳🎉

ShoalBase | Join, Explore, Contribute Now ShoalBase offers a global database on fish social behaviour, supporting research, conservation, and ecology through community contributions and visual data mapping.

🧵1/9 There are 35,000+ fish species, but we have formal social-behaviour classifications for a tiny fraction. Most knowledge lives in the experience of researchers, fishers, divers, aquarists, naturalists, and Indigenous communities, but almost none of it is centralised. So we built ShoalBase.org.

It’s great to see our systematic map highted by @envevidence.bsky.social as the most read article of 2025! It was a huge amount of work, so I am glad people are seeing it. We highlighted some major gaps and issues within the field, as well as practical ways to move forward
#pollution #ecotoxicology

Thank you @lifesciencestudios.bsky.social for your amazing work on our recent paper! And for any colleagues wanting to create an impactful figure for their papers, check out www.lifesciencestudios.com

There is still time to submit your abstract and apply for a travel award!

@behavecol.bsky.social @isbe2026.bsky.social

Our newest research in @currentbiology.bsky.social:

www.cell.com/current-biol...

We find dominant baboons have more interrupted and less rest at night.

Author list and story in comments below :-)

Anthropogenic change and the loss of behavioural diversity Abstract. Behavioural diversity is an important but understudied facet of biodiversity that enables wildlife populations to cope with rapidly changing envi

What are the causes & consequences of behavioural diversity loss in a changing world? And how do we harness this knowledge for conservation? New open access paper led by @odedberger-tal.bsky.social with David Saltz and @mrmic1.bsky.social

#BobWongLab

royalsocietypublishing.org/rspb/article...

Anthropogenic change and the loss of behavioural diversity Abstract. Behavioural diversity is an important but understudied facet of biodiversity that enables wildlife populations to cope with rapidly changing envi

Paper by @bbmwong.bsky.social and co out today in
@royalsociety.org on how anthropogenic change reduces behavioral diversity.
Part of our (@michaelgbertram.bsky.social @marleetucker.bsky.social) Special Feature: Wildlife behavior and movement ecology in a human-dominated world
tinyurl.com/behav-div

Corporate ‘Capture Strategies’ Impacting Human and Ecosystem Health The concept of regulatory capture has been extensively studied in academic literature, primarily within the social sciences. This phenomenon has been increasingly discussed in the environmental scienc...

Corporate ‘Capture Strategies’ Impacting Human and Ecosystem Health

7 countermeasures: Strenghten COI policies, Ensure financial transparency, Regulate lobbying, Protect academic freedom, Ensure open data policies , Incentivize corporate social responsibility, Educate

pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...

New article out today in Qvintensen magazine on pharmaceuticals in the environment 💊🌍

Fun to write with @jackmanera.bsky.social @jack-brand.bsky.social & Mirjam Amcoff

Free to read (in Swedish): statistikframjandet.se/wp-content/u...

Are you an evolutionary biologist? Would you like to support your society journal? We are looking for new editorial board members across the field of evolutionary biology:

🧬🌿🪰🐀🦀🔬🧫🦠🐟🐦🧑‍💻🪸🦎

Learn more and find out how to apply: jevbio.net/call-for-edi...

DEADLINE 19th January 2026 📣

Apply to be a BES Associate Editor - British Ecological Society Help advance outstanding ecological research by joining our Editorial Boards! Applications are now open across all seven BES journals.

🚨we're looking for new Associate Editors to join our editorial board!
⏲️deadline for submissions: 23 February 2026, 23:59 GMT (UTC+0)
📎read more and apply at the link below:
www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/appl...

My lab at Indiana University is searching for a *postdoc* and *technician* to contribute to our work studying the evolution of social behavior using fruit flies as a model system. Details below, feel free to email me with any questions! More info on our research: saltzlab.com

Loggers attached to birds can affect foraging behaviour Loggers have become a central part of research on seabirds and other groups of animals over the past 20 years. In seabird research, loggers provide very useful documentation of diving behaviour…

#biologging #research is booming - but do #loggers actually impact the birds? Yes, they do - depending on the mass and attachment location. If you work with biologging, you should read our latest publication seapop.no/en/2025/11/l...
@ninanatureresearch.bsky.social #seabirds

Temporal Increases in Mercury Concentrations are Associated with Increased Risk of Death by Infectious Disease in Harbour Porpoises (Phocoena Phocoena) Trace elements, particularly heavy metals like mercury, pose significant risks to marine ecosystems due to their toxic and bioaccumulative properties. Concentrations in some marine species show concer...

📣New paper out today!

We’ve found concentrations of mercury in UK-harbour porpoises is increasing. 📈🐬

We also found concentrations of mercury were associated with an increased risk of dying from infectious disease.☠️

pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...

ABL:AOC 2025 Session 5 Talk 2 / Jack Brand Pharmaceutical pollution alters river-to-sea migration success in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)

It was great to present the results of our research on how pharmaceutical pollutants can affect salmon migration at the recent @animalbehaviour.live conference!

You can watch it on Youtube here: tinyurl.com/48p7v95d